The Greenfoot Book. • Beginning Java. Here are a collection of easy tutorials on
Java: http://www.roseindia.net/java/beginners/. • Google, google, google.
The purpose of this assignment is to get you familiar with the basics of a Greenfoot scenario. You will learn how to move and manage “actors” in your scenario by working through a simple online tutorial.1 Please take the time to understand each lab assignment completely as proceeding labs are increasingly complex and build on previous labs.
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Resources
Where should you look for help? Here are a few suggestions: • Your best bet: www.greenfoot.org • The Creative Greenfoot Book. • Beginning Java. Here are a collection of easy tutorials on Java: http://www.roseindia.net/java/beginners/ • Google, google, google.
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Warmup
Sit back, relax, and watch the following videos: 1. Joy of Code 3-6: http://blogs.kent.ac.uk/mik/category/joy-of-code/page/2/ (Super Class Success Hint: Watch all the “Joy of Code” videos! Past classes touted their benefits.)
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Lab Demonstration
I’ll demonstrate how to create a simple animation in lab. You don’t want to miss this! Take notes!! 1 We
will continue this tutorial in upcoming labs.
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Assignment
Complete the following tutorials in order: 1. http://www.greenfoot.org/doc/tut-2 2. http://www.greenfoot.org/doc/tut-3 I will ask you to make changes to your tutorial code, so please be prepared.
Deliverables You will demo your animation in lab on Jan 7. In addition to the demo, I will ask you a few questions to test your understanding of the tutorial. NOTE: Lab on Jan 7 is mandatory and you will receive a 0 if you do not demonstrate your work in lab on that day.
